# Accident 19791013035569A: Beech A35, Grayson, KY, October 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Grayson, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3358° N, 82.9360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayson, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3358&lon=-82.9360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N786B-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,225 total, 85 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791013035569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE STOP. HIT WIRES, TREES & CORN ON LNDG. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR POSITION NOT VISIBLE. 1 TANK EMPTY, DESIGN DEFECT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD80FLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ01), Oct 13, 1979: Beech A-35 (N786B), Grayson, KY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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